European alternatives to MyFitnessPal

A calorie- and nutrition-tracking app with a huge food database, now private-equity owned. A US company on AWS holding sensitive diet and health data, and the subject of a large past breach.

Company information about MyFitnessPal
Company
MyFitnessPal, Inc.
Parent company
Francisco Partners
Headquarters
Austin, United States
Founded
2005
Data jurisdiction
United States
Ownership
Private equity
GDPR
No
Open source
No
Infrastructure
Amazon AWS

Why people switch away from MyFitnessPal

Subject to US CLOUD ActPrivate-equity ownedProprietary softwareRuns on Big Tech infrastructureNot covered by GDPR

European alternatives to MyFitnessPal

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Top Pick

Germany 78 · Strongly European

Nutrition, calorie, and fasting tracker from Germany. Independent and profitable, with a large European food database and GDPR-compliant handling of your diet data.

Freemium · from Free Free tier Bootstrapped Amazon AWS EU
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Sweden 63 · Mostly European

Stockholm-built app for tracking meals, calories, and healthy habits, with meal plans and a polished interface. A European alternative to MyFitnessPal.

Freemium · from Free Free tier Amazon AWS EU

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Why avoid United States-owned services?

CLOUD Act

Forces US companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world upon government request, including data on European servers.

FISA Section 702

Authorises mass surveillance of non-US persons using data held by US tech platforms, without a warrant or notification.

GDPR vs US law conflict

EU courts have repeatedly found that US surveillance law conflicts with European fundamental rights. Schrems I and II both invalidated EU-US data transfer agreements.

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